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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-deposit-and-return-scheme-for-scotland-regulations-2020/introduction",
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  "legislation": "sdsi/2020/9780111044681",
  "legislation_title": "The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations 2020",
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  "text": "Draft Regulations laid before the Scottish Parliament under section 96(4) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 for approval by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.\nEnvironmental Protection\nMade 2020\nComing into force\nfor the purpose of regulation 1(2) 2020\nfor the purpose of regulation 1(3) 1st January 2021\nfor the purpose of regulation 1(4) 1st January 2022\nfor the purpose of regulation 1(5) 1st July 2022\nThe Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 84, 89, 90 and 96(2) of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 and all other powers enabling them to do so.\nIn accordance with section 84(6) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers consider that it is expedient to make these Regulations for the purpose of promoting and securing an increase in the recycling of materials.\nIn accordance with section 97(2) to (5) of that Act, a copy of the proposed regulations and a statement setting out the reasons for proposing to make them were laid before the Scottish Parliament for a representation period of 91 days.\nIn accordance with section 97(6) and (7) of that Act, the Scottish Ministers have had regard to any representations on the proposed regulations made to them, and to any report relating to the proposed regulations published by any committee of the Scottish Parliament for the time being appointed by virtue of standing orders, and have laid with these Regulations a statement setting out the details of such representations and reports and the changes made to the proposed regulations in response to such representations and reports, and the reasons for those changes.\nIn accordance with section 96(4) of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "2009 asp 12."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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